An urban walk around Lake Merced in San Francisco.

Location: Lake Merced Park

» Official Trail Map: Good map showing various trails. Mileage information is missing.

» Walker's Map of San Francisco by Pease Press: Excellent quality maps showing many parks and trails in the San Francisco area. Many of these parks do not have free trail maps online. Cost was $7.95 in April 2011.

From the parking lot on Lake Merced Blvd, walk around the lake in clockwise direction. Most of the walk is along paved roads with noise of heavy traffic.

Location: Close to the intersection of Lake Merced Blvd and Brotherhood Way, San Francisco, CA 94132 . No street address. Parking area is visible in Google Maps if you zoom in sufficiently.

Google Maps:

Parking Fees: None (last visited: May 2011)

Capacity: Over 30 cars may be parked here.

Latitude: 37.713139     Longitude: -122.485850